Chapter 314 Forced Separation.
"What? You choose to cover the retreat?"
Ryder, who had just regained his footing, immediately changed his expression upon hearing Xuanmo's words from the Lava Lord. "Xuanzi..."
At least in Ryder's view, no matter how bad the situation seemed, it shouldn't have come to the point where only Xuanmo and Ma Hongjun were left to cover the retreat.
Everyone had recovered, and if they fought desperately, they should have a chance to escape together.
"If you stay here, I won't be able to use my skills."
Xuanmo's tone was resolute, brooking no argument.
At this moment, the Lava Lord's face was filled with calm and determination. He then looked at Oscar and the others and said, "You all go. Shenger, Ryder, and Oscar, I'll leave them to you. Also, Mulin, I'm sorry..."
"What!?"
"Mozi, are you joking?"
"Wait, Brother Mo, are you joking?"
On the devastated battlefield...
Oscar and the others, regaining their senses, stared in shock upon hearing Xuan Mo's words.
They watched as he planted his lava greatsword on the ground, unleashing his soul power with a frenzied output, activating the soul skill of his 100,000-year soul ring. The lava surged from the ground, engulfing the evil soul masters.
At that moment, illusory figures appeared behind him.
The next instant, the sky changed color, dark clouds pressing down as if to destroy the city.
Blue-purple light instantly filled the area above Will and the evil soul masters, enveloping their location.
A series of ear-piercing thunderous roars shook the region, distorting the very sky.
"Gluttonous Divine Thunder Tribulation!"
Having just been attacked by the lava surge and managed to dodge, Will and the other evil soul masters now faced the impending Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation and chose to unleash their current methods.
In an instant, the thunder-filled clouds in the sky changed, and nine bolts of lightning directly struck the evil soul masters surrounded by lava.
Fortunately, the evil spirit masters had two Soul Saints and one Soul Douluo on their side, and the Soul Douluo was already familiar with this soul skill and had made preparations in advance.
When the nine lightning tribulations were about to cover the evil spirit masters, the two Soul Saints and Will directly intervened, causing the lightning to strike the soul power barrier, making the soul power light ripple continuously to protect it.
It must be said that with two weakened Soul Saints and a nearly full-strength Soul Douluo attacking, the defense of the soul power barrier was quite astonishing, to the point that even when Xuan Mo released his 100,000-year soul skill "Gluttonous Divine Lightning Tribulation," he could not completely break through the barrier.
But then, "Why aren't you leaving yet!"
Xuan Mo's angry roar came from within the Lava Lord's body again.
Seeing this, Shenger and the others were about to say something when they were stopped by Ryder and Mulin.
"Let's leave quickly, don't stay here and cause trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, Oscar broke through Ryder and the others' blockade, his eyes bloodshot, but he did not step forward.
Of all the people, Oscar's feelings for Ma Hongjun and Xuan Mo were the deepest, without a doubt.
He also understood Xuan Mo's character perfectly. Once a promise was made, it was like water spilled; no one could change it.
So, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Old Mo, Fatty, we still need to go back and make Shrek Academy the number one academy on the continent! And the Dean and everyone else are waiting! Don't let us die so easily!"
"Don't worry, hell won't let us stay."
Then, without warning, a gentle soul force enveloped Ryder and the others, and then the force of the soul force suddenly erupted, slamming into the unprepared Ryder and his companions, sending them flying.
They flew like cannonballs, directly to the other side, far away from the battlefield of the Lava Lord and the evil soul masters.
"Old Mo, Fatty…"
Oscar's eyes were bloodshot.
He roared there, filled with resentment and worry, and it was because of this that he felt his own weakness.
And at the moment Ryder and the others were sent flying, the magma on the ground gradually dissipated. Immediately following, even the soul power barrier shattered, and Will burst forth.
Floating in mid-air, he coldly surveyed Oscar and the others, his gaze particularly fixed on Ryder.
"Heh heh heh! Is this his last words?"
Will sneered, then instantly conjured claws to grab at the Lava Lord. "And none of you are leaving!"
Before his words even finished, the evil soul masters behind Will, except for two Soul Saints who remained to form a defensive line, all tried to swarm out and attack Ryder and his group.
However, some were caught off guard by the Lava Lord and killed, including Soul Emperor Karns.
Those evil soul masters who continued the pursuit knew perfectly well that the most important thing among the fleeing group like Ryder was to capture him alive.
A quarter of an hour later.
"Hehehe! You can't escape..."
Faced with the relentless pursuit of the evil soul masters, Mulin made a decision on his own, directly turning around.
"Since Brother Mo has already made this choice, then my choice is not unacceptable."
"Huh?! Mulin, are you crazy!"
In the eyes of Ryder and the others, the pursuit by evil soul masters of Soul Emperor level and below was completely unnecessary.
After all, Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun were already covering their retreat.
Moreover, if Mulin were to stay behind to cover their retreat now, given his condition, Ryder suspected that Mulin wouldn't be able to hold out for long.
There was only one outcome awaiting him.
"I've already lost an arm, and my vital energy is depleted. Breaking through to the Title Douluo level will be difficult in the future. All I can do now is what I can still do."
"Besides, if my family sees me in this wretched state when I get back, they might laugh at me in their hearts!"
Glancing at his empty left arm, Mu Lin's eyes flashed with the same determination as Xuan Mo's, and he laughed heartily.
"While I still have soul power and my body can still hold out for the last bit of fighting, let me cover your retreat." Before he could finish speaking, he activated his martial soul and charged forward.
Seeing this, Ryder didn't try to stop him.
He knew it was too late to stop Mu Lin now.
So, he turned to Oscar and the others beside him, made a decision, and said in a deep voice.
"We'll split up and run separately to distract them, walking as much as we can. We all know where we'll meet up!"
The group exchanged glances, knowing this was the best approach, and then formed their own teams and dispersed…
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